Infrastructure Today New Feedhttp://www.infrastructuretoday.co.inGet the latest Infrastructure Today from ASAPP Info Global Services Pvt LtdCopyright:(C) 2017 ASAPP Info Global Services Pvt Ltd, http://www.asappinfoglobal.comwebmaster@constructionupdate.com (Admin)#Schneider Electric India commissions 720 kWp solar plant#Schneider Electric has commissioned a 720 kWp capacity solar power project at its manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat. The solar project, built on a rooftop area of 6,000 square meters, covers almost 45 per cent of the total factory load and will produce over 1.05 million units of electricity per year.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=MV2NpDSutbD57PA2QT7ilA==&NewsType=Schneider-Electric-India-commissions-720-kWp-solar-plant8/18/2017Welspun Enterprises bets big in road sector, expands its portfolio#Welspun Enterprises Ltd (WEL), a subsidiary of Welspun Group, will expand its operations in the infrastructure sector by acquiring two road projects from Delhi-based #MBL Infrastructures Ltd (MBL).http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=CuvA6Gvk8brwhTbG+Fy+gg==&NewsType=Welspun-Enterprises-bets-big-in-road-sector,-expands-its-portfolio8/18/2017Haryana CM opens up Hero- Honda Chowk flyover for public
#Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister, Haryana inaugurated the flyover on Monday. With the opening of this stretch, commuters can now take a direct route route from Hero Honda Chowk without passing through the Kherki Daula Toll Plaza.
http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=kXza0Hp2hrTOTiDfBo9qVQ==&NewsType=Haryana-CM-opens-up-Hero--Honda-Chowk-flyover-for-public8/18/2017Merchant #Power Market to Burgeon Over FY18-FY20The short-term power market is up for an eventful journey in FY18-FY20, says #India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). However, the market is inhibited by impediments such as transmission constraints, opaque processes on open access within most states and steep cross-subsidy charges. A power supply-demand mismatch and a hiatus in long-term power purchase by states provide immense opportunities to the merchant market.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=vmFZOABLh4RSCkrc8RRKkA==&NewsType=Merchant-Power-Market-to-Burgeon-Over-FY18-FY208/18/2017 Saudi Arabia's Alfanar Group partners with #Suzlon, eyes India's RE sector #Suzlon has secured a 50.40 MW maiden order from Saudi Arabia's Alfanar Energy. #Suzlon will install around 24 units of 2.1 MW, S111-90m wind turbine generator(#WTG) and the project is scheduled for completion by March 2018.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=qcYKPY9BpBjr4QPNcgv6qw==&NewsType=-Saudi-Arabia's-Alfanar-Group-partners-with-Suzlon,-eyes-India's-RE-sector-8/18/2017We want to '#Make in India' for India's railway industry#Subrat Nath, Area Director, Asia-Pacific, #Talgo, a privately-held rolling stock and maintenance equipment manufacturer headquartered at Madrid, says that the firm is keen to not only change the way railway journeys are undertaken in India, but also make the country a major manufacturing hub for its products. http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=JLxQ/gXIBIAXajdcuvWzXw==&NewsType=We-want-to-'Make-in-India'-for-India's-railway-industry8/18/2017We will directly deal with land-owners if acquisition is delayed#Mangu Singh, Managing Director, #Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (#DMRC) indicates that challenges around land acquisition have slowed down the ongoing extension of metro rail network. Therefore, if the need arises again, the metro rail operator in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) will not be averse to negotiating directly with private landowners. http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=dE/M04FdyHgCAdX6C8q/iA==&NewsType=We-will-directly-deal-with-land-owners-if-acquisition-is-delayed8/18/2017UP install India's largest battery based solar project#Consul Neowatt has received the approvals for execution of one of the largest battery based hybrid solar power projects in India totalling over 3 MW. The project will be powered by #Consul Neowatt’s much acclaimed Sunbird range of hybrid solar inverters.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=3cTZFwZB+jcbSPfXx5a60g==&NewsType=UP-install-India's-largest-battery-based-solar-project8/18/2017L&T to build Light Rail System in Mauritius#Larsen & Toubro has bagged Rs 3,375 crore major breakthrough order from Metro Express Ltd which is owned by the Government of Mauritius to design and build an #Integrated Light Rail-based Urban Transit System in the African island nation.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=xY6lz51/Zyqj606EPz6IJg==&NewsType=L-amp;T-to-build-Light-Rail-System-in-Mauritius8/18/2017City Infra Outlook and Development planIn the recently concluded #Smart Cities workshop-City Infra Outlook and Development plan-by the #Smart Cities Council India, decision makers and solution providers closely examined what Solapur should do in order to enable a vibrant city operating platform. http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=NdqZEQICvOltIjmq3CZNng==&NewsType=City-Infra-Outlook-and-Development-plan8/18/2017Fast Forwarding the LifelineIt is often pointed out that every rupee invested in ramping up railway infrastructure benefits the economy six times over. Therefore, after languishing for nearly 70 years, modernisation of the sector has been put on the fast track. http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=jVxfmOYWNIQfQ4QZKhPVzA==&NewsType=Fast-Forwarding-the-Lifeline8/18/2017#Railways need to create a holistic engagement platformHitachi and its subsidiary company, #Ansaldo, are engaged with the Indian #Railways on many platforms. We will be introducing state-of-the-art technology in signalling and telecommunications on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (#DFC) from Delhi to Mumbai. http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=+3lEi6wXQTi0cQPqEURUbw==&NewsType=Railways-need-to-create-a-holistic-engagement-platform8/18/2017Use Technology, Build Roads QuickerWith ambitious plans for road construction, it is necessary to build a robust system to execute construction of durable roads at a quick pace. INFRASTRUCTRE TODAY, in a quest to dig out more information on road building and management, brings its readers the latest technologies on a platter.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=/4su3GJurU8rAOaa2OeeRQ==&NewsType=Use-Technology,-Build-Roads-Quicker8/18/2017Schindler to invest Rs 170 crore in brownfield project #Schindler India, leading providers of escalators and elevators, a 100% owned subsidiary of Schindler Group is set to invest Rs 170 crore to expand its manufacturing facilities by setting up India’s first Escalator manufacturing line and towards improving its Research and development facilities at its plant near Chakan in Pune.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=Bmh7tZIOVEvAlTFB6MReTA==&NewsType=Schindler-to-invest-Rs-170-crore-in-brownfield-project-8/18/2017Our contribution to IRE has doubled in 2 years#Cyient is a global rail engineering solutions provider with over 25 years of rich engineering heritage. We partner with rolling stock original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and rail signalling providers, enabling them to effectively design, build and maintain assets and efficiently realise projects for the #Indian Railways.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=GnmYDzdzRsHae/gE0KFtEA==&NewsType=Our-contribution-to-IRE-has-doubled-in-2-years8/18/2017Indian #Private Equity takes off!#Private Equity (PE) in India is still in its nascent stage, accounting for roughly 1 per cent of #GDP.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=d8yaE/hQw7p/sqMuZIT7lg==&NewsType=Indian-Private-Equity-takes-off!8/18/2017Analysing Data to Promote Safe DrivingRoad traffic fatalities are the tenth leading cause of death globally. The #World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that if city authorities or government don't take necessary precautions in the next 13 years, it will become the 7th leading cause of death.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=FbEymXVQkIRhenNJORFljw==&NewsType=Analysing-Data-to-Promote-Safe-Driving8/18/2017Railway projects are gathering pace#Tilak Raj Seth, Executive Vice President, #Mobility, #Siemens, feels implementation of PPP will provide a fillip to railway projects in India. However, given the size and rapid growth in the country's rail sector, availability of trained manpower will remain a primary challenge. http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=5Hk08Eg6TT67WSQkUtROaw==&NewsType=Railway-projects-are-gathering-pace8/18/2017#Peninsula Land Ltd's Salsette27 receives its #RERA registration key#Peninsula Land Ltd has announced that their latest luxury residential project in Byculla received the registration certificate for #RERA (Real Estate Regulatory Authority). The registration number for the project is Maha #RERA Reg. No P51900000642. Launched nine months ago, Salsette 27 is already registered in #MahaRERA website.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=ZO2lpCpiqeX0bo05fSeT2w==&NewsType=Peninsula-Land-Ltd's-Salsette27-receives-its-RERA-registration-key8/18/2017#HCC bags Rs 763.57 crore from #IGCAR#HCC has been awarded a prestigious #IGCAR (Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research) contract worth Rs 763.57 crore for construction of Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle facility at coastal city of Kalpakkam.http://infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=efM17KFaLDwQ1j28YHt9nw==&NewsType=HCC-bags-Rs-763.57-crore-from-IGCAR8/18/2017